Innehåll On who falls and who is injured -- On seeking stability, and how we may define and classify the falls that occur when we cannot find or maintain stability -- On gravity : a relentless force that would cast us to the ground ; how we detect, use, and resist the force of gravity -- On simply standing, simply walking, and simply growing older, too -- Biomedical factors that cause falls : senescence and diseases -- Biomedical factors that cause falls : medications and iatrogenic causes -- A brief view of osteoporosis : a biomedical factor that makes fractures from falling more probable -- Environmental factors that cause falls -- Fall injuries -- On preventing falls and fall injuries -- Fall injury information / Gary M. Bakken -- Standing, walking, environment / Gary M. Bakken -- Information processing / Gary M. Bakken -- Walkway hazards / Gary M. Bakken -- Stability, fall, and injury / Gary M. Bakken -- How we fall and why we fall / Gary M. Bakken -- Premises liability-slip and fall / Jon R. Abele -- Defenses in a slip and fall case / Jon R. Abele -- Case preparation-client interview checklist / Jon R. Abele and Gary M. Bakken.